Vivienne Westwood cut off her hair to promote climate change

Vivienne Westwood's newly cropped hair was hard to spot when she took her bow at Paris Fashion Week last weekend; sporting a feathered headdress, the moment was very much about her show and her models.

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But when the 72-year-old former redhead joined a protest in her local borough yesterday, her newly cropped and
au naturel
mane was plain for all to see.

Removing her beanie as she joined comedian Mark Thomas and artist Maggi Hambling on Lillieshall Road in Clapham to oppose the sale of long standing housing co-operatives, the only remaining splashes of red were her coat and drawn on eyebrows.

Vivienne Westwood's new locks. Photo: Corbis

"Vivienne cut her hair as we must all wake up to Climate Change," said a spokesperson for her fashion label. She added: "And secondly she wanted to cut the red out for a while and have it white- to show she's proud of her age."

Westwood is an active climate change campaigner and last month revealed that she would not be expanding her business in order to focus on backing Greenpeace's work to protect the Arctic.

Despite operating several eponymous lines (her label has ranges titled Anglomania, Red Label and Gold Label, and she also creates bridal dresses)
Westwood has previously spoken about how people buy too many clothes.
"Instead of buying six things, buy one thing that you really like" she advised. "Don't keep buying just for the sake of it. I just think people should invest in the world. Don't invest in fashion, but invest in the world."